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November 2013
WSIC about Infrastructure Resiliency in a Warming Climate?
As major weather events become more common, Canada will have to evaluate how resilient its infrastructure is for the near future. Chris Fonseca and Abe Khademi looks at needs and strategies to get ready.
Find out more »November 2014
North York Why Should I Care? Transit and Urban Planning
Everybody's talking about transit. Our current system is overcrowded and ageing, and many commuters are frustrated. Congestion in North York is so bad it's easy to question if anyone is thinking about transit planning and land-use planning in conjunction. There are many solutions being considered, but which one is the right one? And will any of them have a meaningful impact? Please join us in welcoming two transportation experts for a discussion about transit, urban planning, and what we can…
Find out more »May 2015
Privatizing Hydro One
Hydro one, once considered a strategic asset is now up on the auctioning block. During this time of financial stress our government is considering this sale as a source of revenue. While it may provide a large one time payment and potentially save us from a tax hike, we should consider the full implications of the sale. Will we get a fair price? Will taxes nevertheless have to be raised to support our social programs? How do we expect service to change under the new arrangement? Why does…
Find out more »June 2015
Water Policies – Reducing our Water Footprint
Water policies to reduce consumption is difficult at best. Join Stephen Leahy and Lawson Oates in a discussion about how we can reduce our water footprint.
Find out more »January 2016
Pedestrian Zones in Toronto
Janice Soloman and Paul Bedford discuss the pros and cons of pedestrians zones and Toronto can have one of its own.
Find out more »October 2017
Rising Waters – Are we ready to cope?
Ontario and Quebec saw a lot of water this year. Flooding in the first half of summer kept the Toronto Islands closed for much of the season. Watching the devastation wrought by what seems like an endless line of Hurricanes down south is really forcing us to think about our own infrastructure resiliency. Once in 500 year storms are happening with increasing frequency. Flooding is becoming common place in Toronto. What are we doing to make sure our critical infrastructure…
Find out more »October 2018
Uploading Toronto’s Subway – Is it a good idea?
Is uploading the Subway to the province a good idea? Is it a backdoor to the eventual privatization of the TTC or could regional management make the entire system more efficient? The Premier’s details are scant but such a move could be either disastrous or beneficial to the system. A special advisor has been appointed to develop the best approach to upload the asset. Premier Ford wants this to be the keystone of a regional transportation system while critics see…
Find out more »June 2019
Tax it? Trade it? Is Curbing Carbon enough?
Ontario and Quebec just had another historic 100 year flood… two years after the last record-breaking 100 year flood. Last summer Ontario, BC, and California all experienced unprecedented wildfires. From Mozambique to Puerto Rico to the Gulf Coast tens of thousands have been displaced by more frequent and powerful hurricanes. Indonesia is about to move its capital from Jakarta partly because of flood risks to its sinking metropolis, while the residents of the Solomon Islands are relocating entire towns in anticipation…
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